2026 Competitiveness Redbook

State Minimum Wage( January 1, 2026)

	Rank	Minimum Wage
1	Washington	$ 17.13
2	Connecticut	$ 16.94
3	California	$ 16.90 /$ 20.00 /$ 24.00	***
4	Hawaii	$ 16.00
4	New York	$ 17.00 /$ 16.00
4	Rhode Island	$ 16.00
7	New Jersey	$ 15.92 /$ 15.23 /$ 18.92	***
8	Colorado	$ 15.16
9	Arizona	$ 15.15
10	Maine	$ 15.10
11	Oregon	$ 16.30 /$ 15.05 /$ 14.05	***
12	Delaware	$ 15.00
12	Illinois	$ 15.00
12	Maryland	$ 15.00
12	Massachusetts	$ 15.00
12	Missouri	$ 15.00	***
12	Nebraska	$ 15.00
18	Vermont	$ 14.42
19	Florida	$ 14.00
20	Michigan	$ 13.73
21	Alaska	$ 13.00
22	Virginia	$ 12.77
23	Nevada	$ 12.00
23	New Mexico	$ 12.00
25	South Dakota	$ 11.85
26	Minnesota	$ 11.41
27	Arkansas	$ 11.00
27	Ohio	$ 11.00 /$ 7.25	***
29	Montana	$ 10.85	***
30	West Virginia	$ 8.75
31	Alabama	$ 7.25	*
31	Georgia	$ 7.25	**
31	Idaho	$ 7.25
31	Indiana	$ 7.25
31	Iowa	$ 7.25
31	Kansas	$ 7.25
31	Kentucky	$ 7.25
31	Louisiana	$ 7.25	*
31	Mississippi	$ 7.25	*
31	New Hampshire	$ 7.25
31	North Carolina	$ 7.25
31	North Dakota	$ 7.25
31	Oklahoma	$ 7.25
31	Pennsylvania	$ 7.25
31	South Carolina	$ 7.25	*
31	Tennessee	$ 7.25	*
31	Texas	$ 7.25
31	Utah	$ 7.25
31	Wisconsin	$ 7.25
31	Wyoming	$ 7.25	**
	Dist. of Columbia	$ 17.95
	Federal Minimum Wage	$ 7.25

* No state minimum wage, ** State minimum less than federal minimum, *** State minimum varies based on location, size of employer or industry: first listed is most prevalent.

TABLE 27 Source: U. S. Department of Labor, State Agencies

Washington has the nation’ s highest standard minimum wage.

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